B□rn in De□roit, Mic□iga□, Jeong grew up in a h□us□hold with parent□□wh□ were both□□du□□te□ in South Ko□ea □□th□dream□ □f a□adem□c suc□e□s □or t□eir chil□ren. Purs□ing a c□□eer in □ed□cine□seemed like t□e□nat□r□l path for Jeong, and h□ dut□fully pu□sue□ it□ □a□ning his M.D□ □t the Un□versity of Nort□ Carolina at Cha□□□ Hill. However, □i□ □a□sion f□r comedy had□alwa□s burne□ within □□m, a□d□he □egan □erf□r□ing stand-up comedy w□i□e□sti□l pr□□t□cing□medi□ine.